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Germany to legalise cannabis use for recreational purposes

-- 2022-10-26 16:53:25

Germany on Wednesday set out plans to legalise cannabis, in a move promised by Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government that would make it one of the first countries in Europe to make weed legal. Health M...

UK PM Sunak gathers cabinet to begin 'hard work' of fixing economy

-- 2022-10-26 16:15:45

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will gather his newly appointed cabinet for the first time on Wednesday, a day after taking power with a promise to fix the mistakes of his predecessor and stabilise...

ASEAN expresses concern over rising Myanmar violence

-- 2022-10-26 16:00:03

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is gravely concerned about escalating violence in Myanmar, the bloc's chair Cambodia said, in remarks ahead of a special meeting of its foreign minis...

Mallikarjun Kharge takes charge as India's Congress president

-- 2022-10-26 15:42:01

Veteran politician Mallikarjun Kharge has become the first non-Gandhi in 24 years to take over the reins of India's main opposition Congress party. The 80-year-old was officially handed over the bato...

Malaysia's deportation of Myanmar refugees violates international law: UN

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-26 11:17:07

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) urged Malaysia on Tuesday to stop deporting refugees back to Myanmar, saying it had received reports of hundreds of such cases over the past two months, Reuters rep...

Russia digging in for 'heaviest of battles' in Kherson: Ukrainian official

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-26 10:42:02

Russian forces are digging in for the "heaviest of battles" in the strategic southern region of Kherson, a senior Ukrainian official said, as the Kremlin prepares to defend the largest city unde...

Midterm elections outlook darkens for Biden's White House

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-26 10:00:43

The White House has lowered its earlier optimism about the midterm elections and is now worried that Democrats could lose control of both chambers of Cong...

Saudi Arabia 'maturer guys' in spat with US, energy minister says

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-26 09:57:43

Saudi Arabia decided to be the "maturer guys" in a spat with the United States over oil supplies, the kingdom's energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Tuesday, Reuters reports. The...

Liberal US lawmakers withdraw Ukraine letter after blowback

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-26 09:53:54

A group of liberal US Democrats withdrew a letter to the White House urging a negotiated settlement to the war in Ukraine, the group's chairperson, Democratic Representative Pramila Jayapal, sai...

Japan PM appoints ex-health min Goto as next economy minister

-- 2022-10-25 19:25:22

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday appointed former health minister Shigeyuki Goto as the next economy minister after the incumbent abruptly resigned amid criticism over his links to a co...

Malaysia's deportation of Myanmar refugees violates international law, UN says

-- 2022-10-25 19:13:33

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) urged Malaysia on Tuesday to stop deporting refugees back to Myanmar, saying it had received reports of hundreds of such cases over the past two months. The deportations...

At least 11 die in Uganda blind school fire

-- 2022-10-25 18:49:06

At least eleven students died and six others were in critical condition after a fire in a school for the blind in central Uganda, police said on Tuesday. The fire broke out around 1 a.m. at the Salaa...

Rishi Sunak pledges to clean up mess left by Truss as UK PM

-- 2022-10-25 17:55:02

Britain's new prime minister, Rishi Sunak, said on Tuesday he would try to fix the mess left by his predecessor, restore faith in politics and tackle a 'profound economic crisis' but warned the countr...

Research finds emissions from China-invested overseas coal plants equal to whole of Spain

-- 2022-10-25 17:44:24

Carbon dioxide emissions from China-invested power plants overseas now stand at an estimated 245 million tonnes per year, about the same as the annual energy-related CO2 emissions from Spain or Thaila...

Rishi Sunak takes office as UK PM

-- 2022-10-25 17:27:43

Rishi Sunak formally became Britain's new prime minister on Tuesday after meeting King Charles at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, according to Reuters. In a speech outside his Downing Street office aft...

Germany's president visits Ukraine, pledges more military and financial support

-- 2022-10-25 16:30:17

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier vowed further support to Ukraine, especially in the area of air defence, during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Tuesday, his first since the beginning of the Russi...

Myanmar military defends deadly air strike after accusations of war crime

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-25 13:49:25

Myanmar's military has defended air strikes on a concert organised by an ethnic minority force as a justified response to attacks in the area, after opponents accused the junta of targeting civi...

Russia to raise Ukraine 'dirty bomb' accusation at UN, diplomats say

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-25 08:58:23

Russia intends to raise at the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday its accusation that Ukraine is planning a "dirty bomb" attack and has urged UN chief Antonio Guterres to do all he can t...

Peace cannot be achieved without power, says Modi

-- 2022-10-24 20:47:29

Describing the war as the last option, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said peace cannot be attained without power. "We have always seen war as the final resort. We are in favour of gl...

Indonesia may seek prosecution of pharma firms as child AKI deaths rise

-- 2022-10-24 20:45:04

Indonesia's food and drugs agency on Monday said it may pursue criminal action against two pharmaceutical firms that made products linked to acute kidney injury (AKI), amid a spike in cases and deaths...

Rishi Sunak declared next leader of Conservative Party, to become next UK PM

-- 2022-10-24 19:39:22

Rishi Sunak was declared the next leader of Britain's Conservative Party by the head of the 1922 Committee of Conservative lawmakers on Monday, placing him on course to be the country's next prime min...

Air strike during ethnic minority group’s concert kills 30 in Myanmar

-- 2022-10-24 18:37:50

At least 30 people were killed in an air strike during a concert held by an ethnic minority group in conflict with the ruling military, opposition groups, residents and media said on Monday. The air...

Pakistani journalist killed in police shooting in Kenya

-- 2022-10-24 18:05:45

A well-known Pakistani journalist, Arshad Sharif, was shot dead in Kenya when police hunting car thieves opened fire on the vehicle he was travelling in as it drove through their roadblock without sto...

Taiwan to boost energy inventories amid China threat

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-24 13:42:57

Taiwan is working to increase energy inventories in a move boost the island's resilience in the event of a crisis, a deputy economy minister said, as China stepped up military pressure to try to...

Iran's atomic energy organisation says e-mail was hacked

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-24 13:41:18

Iran's atomic energy organization said that an e-mail server belonging to one of its subsidiaries had been hacked from a foreign country and information publis...

Two Koreas exchange warning shots amid tensions

-- 2022-10-24 13:26:13

North and South Korea exchanged warning shots off the west coast on Monday, accusing each other of breaching their maritime borders amid heightened military tension. The South's Joint Chiefs of Staff...

Sunak favourite to be UK PM after Johnson drops comeback bid

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-24 09:28:49

Rishi Sunak looked set to become Britain's next prime minister after Boris Johnson withdrew from the contest on Sunday, saying that although he had enough support to make the final ballot he rea...

Rushdie lost sight in one eye following attack, agent says

-- 2022-10-23 22:00:41

Salman Rushdie lost sight in one eye and the use of one hand following an attack on stage at a literary event in western New York in August, his agent said. Andrew Wylie, who represents literary gian...

Saudi Arabia launches bid to attract $10b in supply chain investment

-- 2022-10-23 21:15:59

Saudi Arabia's crown prince on Sunday launched an initiative to attract investments in supply chains to and from the kingdom, with an aim of raising an initial 40 billion riyals ($10.64 billion). The...

Sheep take over Madrid's streets as they head for winter pastures

-- 2022-10-23 20:12:43

Sheep replaced cars on the streets of Madrid on Sunday, as shepherds following ancient herding routes led their flocks through the centre of the Spanish capital to southerly pastures for winter grazin...